century, he might have assessed a horse. The only difference was that he did not grab her jaw to examine her teeth. But he did not trouble to disguise the fact that he was mentally running an appreciative hand over her withers. ‘Yes, that’s me. And who are you?’
‘My name is Catriona Turville. I’m Flora’s sister.’
She spoke the latter words softly, only loud enough for him to hear the words. He hesitated for a long moment, as if he hadn’t heard, or perhaps as if he’d heard only too well. Then he nodded casually at an empty table in the far corner. ‘Why don’t we sit down over there? It’s a bit more private.’
A few heads turned as he ushered her away from the bar, his arm on her shoulders. She itched to shake off the unwanted guidance, but to do so would have drawn more attention to them. Nonetheless, she could hear vaguely salacious murmuring from some of the other drinkers as the two of them crossed the floor together.
‘Don’t let them bother you,’ he said as they sat down.
‘I won’t,’ she assured him.
‘Can I get you anything?’
‘No, thank you, Mr Churchill.’
‘It’s Frank. No one calls me Mr Churchill. Too prime-ministerial. Though family legend has it that we are a cadet branch of the Marlborough dynasty. On the wrong side of the blanket, of course.’
‘I’m not here to discuss your family tree.’
Unmoved by her rudeness, he took a swallow from the pint glass, then set it on the stained deal table before him. ‘So, what are you here to discuss?’
‘Please don’t waste time by pretending ignorance. I’ve already told you, and, by your reaction, you’ve already acknowledged being told. Flora, as I’m sure you are aware, has disappeared. You, more than anyone, have a reason to know or to suspect where she might have gone. You were, by all accounts, having an affair with her.’
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